Pauingassi First Nation (Ojibwe: Bawingaasi)[2] is an Anishinaabe (Saulteaux/Ojibwa) First Nation community located approximately 280 kilometres (170 mi) northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba, on a peninsula jutting southward into Fishing Lake, a tributary of Berens River.
| People | Saulteaux |
|---|---|
| Treaty | Treaty 5 |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Land[1] | |
| Main reserve | Pauingassi First Nation Indian Reserve |
| Land area | 2.605 km2 |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| On reserve | 624 |
| Off reserve | 66 |
| Total population | 690 |
| Government[1] | |
| Chief | Roddy Owens |
| Tribal Council[1] | |
| Southeast Resource Development Council[1] | |
The main economic base of the community remains hunting, fishing, trapping and wild rice harvesting.[1]
The First Nation has one reserve land: Pauingassi First Nation Indian Reserve, spanning a total 260.50 hectares (643.7 acres), which serves as their main reserve and contains the eponymous settlement of Pauingassi at 52°09′20″N 95°22′26″W / 52.15556°N 95.37389°W.
Governance
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Originally part of Little Grand Rapids First Nation, the Pauingassi received reserve status in 1988 and became a separate First Nation from the Little Grand Rapids First Nation on 7 October 1991.
Today, Pauingassi First Nation is governed by the Custom Electoral System of government. Pauingassi First Nation is a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council and a signatory to Treaty 5.
References
edit- ^ a b c "SERDC - Pauingassi".
- ^ Translate Ojibwe Online dictionary - "Pauingassi" https://www.translateojibwe.com/en/dictionary-english-ojibwe/Pauingassi